klein meisje quilts

This was made for my dear friend, neighbor, and quilting partner Sharon Sliter Johnson. We try to have tea together weekly. And, since...

I drove in sunshine with the sky nearly perfectly bifurcated between fluffy white clouded skies and, to the north, intense storms.

Lynn at age 1

A useful part of having this blog is I can look back to see when I worked on projects. The top of this quilt was made in February 2009, w...

Blocks finish 7 1/2 inches. Was originally a Kaffe Fassett design. The block is made from 2 inch cut strips. After making the H quilt fo...

In making a scrap quilt, there is planning done at the beginning, then messing with that plan and adding other rules as I go along. When...

My family loved brownies and I like to use the One-Bowl Brownies on the Bakers unsweetened chocolate package. Because I cannot leave well...

The binding is the last place you get to do something wonderful for your quilt. Usually I select smaller prints so that the binding is st...

Christmas 1966

  Temecula Quilt Co. had a delightful series for Christmas 2011. I have wanted to make this quilt since, and finally did. Times four. B...

In a blender, mix: 4 eggs 3/4 cup flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cardamom 2 tablespoons sugar 2 cups milk Preheat oven to 450 degrees. M...

Finished this morning for my grand-niece Meta Rose.

My nieces Faith, Emilee, Hannah

Happy Birthday, Janna! School year 1966-1967 Beth, Kindergarten Lynn, grade 3 Janna, grade 6

My mother Henrietta and her sister Betty. Mothers Day 2013

Mom making root beer, about 1973. Mom would make several batches root beer every summer. We first would let it ferment in the attic, un...

My sister, Beth, is awarded her doctorate this spring from the University of Northern Iowa. Her dissertation is Designing Engineering Educ...